Investment Students Take Their Classroom to Wall Street

G. Kevin Spellman, David O. Nicholas Director of Investment Management and Professor of Practice in Finance, is laser focused on providing his students in the highly-regarded Investment Management Certificate Program with a wide range of hands-on learning experiences. Throughout the …

Alumni Profile: Northwestern Mutual’s Clarissa Ortiz

Clarissa Ortiz (’11 MBA) gravitates towards business challenges that bring together technical and creative elements. As Vice President of Risk Product Growth and Market Intelligence at Northwestern Mutual, she finds herself right at that intersection of data and strategy. Ortiz …

Faculty Kudos, March 2024

Colleen M. Boland, Associate Professor of Accounting, has been reappointed to the Auditing & Attestation Subcommittee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for 2024-2025. The subcommittee is responsible for final approval of the CPA exam questions in the …

Alumni News, March 2024

Three Lubar College of Business alumni have been recognized among the Milwaukee Business Journal’s “40 Under 40,” which honors Milwaukee’s brightest young leaders and professionals, including: To learn more about them and other UWM grads receiving the award, see this …

Lubar Alumni Honored at 2024 UWM Alumni Association Awards Ceremony

Congratulations to the Lubar College of Business alumni who were honored at this year’s UWM Alumni Association Awards Ceremony! Distinguished Alumni Achievement AwardSalvatore (Sal) Miosi, ’88 BBA FinancePresident & Chief Operating OfficerMGIC Sal has worked for MGIC for 35 years, …

Faculty Kudos, February 2024

Dr. Joan Shapiro Beigh, Teaching Professor of Organizations & Strategic Management, has been selected for the 2024-25 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars program sponsored by the Universities of Wisconsin Office of Professional and Instructional Development. The program provides a unique …

Business Scholars Volunteer at JA Finance Park

A group of Business Scholars in Professor Joan Shapiro Beigh’s seminar course recently spent a Friday morning volunteering at the Junior Achievement Finance Park, where the Lubar College of Business has a “storefront.” The park’s simulation lab provides a reality-based, …